Mattie is nine years old and she worries about everything. Which isn't surprising. Because when you have a family as big and crazy as hers, there's always something to worry about. Will the seeds she's planted in the garden with her brothers and sisters grow into fruit and veg like everyone promised? Why does it seem as if Grandma doesn't like them sometimes? And what's wrong with Mum? Fortunately, reassurance is always close to hand in this first winning story about the lovable Butterfield clan.

What do young ghosts call their parents? Why did the girl bring her father to school? Don't keep these jokes all in the family. Make your friends laugh, too!

cartoonists in the United States. This award-winning artist began his cartooning career in 1953 while just turning 18 and attending The Billy Hon Cartoon School in Los Angeles. He submitted his first batch of cartoons to a small magazine called The Prarie Farmer, and was surprised to hear from them quickly and that they wanted to purchase one cartoon for a whopping $4.00. That was thenthis is now. Roy says hes lucky because hes never had to work a day in his life. He says he is living proof of the old adage: Find something you love to do and youll never have to work a day in your life. now with an additional 200 new cartoons ! Roys cartoons are fresh, well written and funnythe kind of work you expect from a cartoonist like Roy, who truly loves his profession . . . - Orlando Busino ( National Cartoonists Societys multiple winner: Best magazine cartoonist of the year ) Like one of Roys gems: When someone asks where you work, what do you tell them? His more than six decades of never having to work have given us this collection of insightful drawings that you wont be able to put down. - Erv Kaczmarek ( Writer and Painter ) A really great collection of cartoons for everybody. - Charles Preston (Cartoon Editor, The Wall Street Journal)

Meet Billie Upton Green and her VERY accidental diary - and don't you DARE call her B.U.G! Billie has taken the new girl at school under her wing. She'll teach her the important stuff - Biscuit Laws, Mrs Patterson and of course where to sneakily eat a Jaffa Cake. She might even get invited to the EVENT OF THE YEAR (Billie's mums' are getting married). But then suspicion sets in. The new girl seems VERY close to Billie's best friend Layla. And she knows a LOT about the big school heist - the theft of Mrs Robinson's purse. But, Billie is on to her. Well, as long as Patrick doesn't catch her eating biscuits first. Join Billie in this laugh-out-loud adventure! A sparky, funny new series perfect for fans of Diary of A Wimpy Kid - Daily Mail Jen Carney knows how to make kids laugh . . . and I mean totally unreserved roll-on-the-floor belly laugh. Billie Upton Green is a firm favourite in our house - Emma Mylrea, author of Curse of the Dearmad

Mosquitoes can bite all kinds of people--ballerinas, chefs, babies, even you and me. But they can't bite . . . NINJAS! Mosquitoes might be quick, but ninjas are quicker. Mosquitoes might be sneaky, but ninjas are sneakier. And mosquitoes might be hungry, but ninjas are . . . hungrier! With tons of not-very-stealthy appeal, Jordan P. Novak's debut delivers buzzy, wacky, and hilarious read-to-me eBook.

A JOKE BOOK THAT TEACHES YOU HOW TO BE FUNNY! Follow a cast of fictional funny experts into the Laugh Lab, a hilarious joke-building factory that teaches middle-grade readers how to create their own jokes, puns, silly one-liners, and more. Each chapter explores a different style of joke making, such as surprise, understatement, and exaggeration, and includes hundreds of hilarious examples. By the end of the book, readers will have a set of tools in their joke belt to make their friends and family actually LOL. The book includes more than 500 family-friendly jokes—plus zillions that you can create on your own!